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Pips Meadery in Gurnee, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Regular|
Score
7.75
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9.5/10
Incredible. Just a whiff of mint, and a great balance of botanicals from the vermouth staves. A gift from the gods.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2025
at 17:30
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
On tap at Pips Meadery, pours a deep dark mahogany with a tiny pinkish brown head. Aroma is dominated by a cohesive yet bombastic mix of vermouth and mint, with rich honey nectar and pithy blackberries in back. Flavour is very rich, with intense blackberry jam, aggressive mint, and vermouth. Damn, on paper, I should hate this, but this is impeccable. Mint and vermouth in a blackberry mead? Yep, incredible.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2024
at 20:38
9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Pips. Pours black with tan foamy ring. Honey, some dried fruit, blackberries, minty, herbal, tart. Very interesting, loved the mint twist.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pips Meadery
on 02 Nov 2024
at 23:00